Life. It happened. This past weekend we went to visit my parents because I had a work meeting in the town where they live. I woke up on Friday with just enough time to get our house in order and pack before work. As soon as we were done with work we ate some dinner (which was a great idea because it was healthy and we didn’t have to stop for any fast food or unhealthy options on the way) and hit the road. So needless to say I did not workout. My nutrition was pretty great though. It went like this:

Breakfast – bowl of mini-wheat cereal with organic milk (remember, I never drink the leftover milk)
Snack – smoothie made with one orange, a handful of kale, a banana, some frozen pineapple and a coconut greek yogurt
Lunch – a turkey and cheddar sandwich from Wich Which (this included turkey, cheddar, shredded lettuce, tomato, avocado, pickles and ranch dressing on wheat bread) and I refused the chips and the cookie
Snack – I had a pinch (and I mean a tiny pinch of a chocolate chip cookie)
Dinner – sausage and lentil soup (I used this recipe and used organic, low-sodium everything) that was really amazing

Saturday I woke up and had a greek yogurt, an apple with peanut butter and a Kind bar for breakfast. After my stomach settled I ran on my parents’ treadmill. This treadmill is old. I mean like really old. I believe I did 1.25 miles in about 17 minutes, but who really knows haha. I also am not sure what the incline was (I typically have the incline set at a one, but I couldn’t tell on theirs) so I just kept pressing the buttons until I could feel myself carrying my own weight.

After my run/walk I did three sets of 15 with the Thigh Master. Does anyone remember these? My parents have an extra room at their house that serves as the home gym, extra guest room (we have a lot of family), laundry room, and catch-all and I found this gem and had to use it. It hurt. But, suprisingly, I was not sore.

 

After the Thigh Master I did about three minutes of abs followed by some stretching.

For lunch I had a couple of turkey and cheese wraps (I just use a tortilla and put turkey and cheese on it and pop it in the microwave. Not healthy at all, but good for a quick bite on the go while I was running around from my meetings). Then we went to an oyster roast and I had a ton of oysters (some I dipped in cocktail sauce and some I dipped in melted butter) along with some fruit skewers, chips with salsa and chips with onion dip and one rice krispie treat (and one bubble gum jelly bean because when a three-year-old offers you a jelly bean you cannot refuse). I also had a drink with a little vodka and cranberry juice.

Sunday was made up of a bowl of Raisin Bran (my parents do not drink organic milk so I had regular milk) for breakfast, a really yummy salad (spring mix, red onion, cucumber, carrots and tomato topped with a little ranch) and half of a cheesesteak that included sauteed onions and peppers for lunch, and some homemade chicken noodle soup (noodles, carrots, chicken and celery) with some fresh baked bread for dinner. I also had a sliver of a mini rum cake just to taste it. I also had a slice of homemade banana bread and a couple handfuls of lightly salted popcorn for a snack. The popcorn comes from a place in the town where my parents live and it is so yummy and not bad for you at all. They use real ingredients (none of the chemicals you find in microwave popcorn).

I did not get a workout in because we drove an hour and a half to visit my Grandpop for lunch, ate lunch and visisted with him then drove an hour and a half back to my parents house just to pack up and then drive a couple hours home.

So that was life. It happened. And it is exactly what I do not want to happen. I cannot let my busy schedule be an excuse for poor eating and skipped workouts. I am going to just learn from this weekend and move forward. I am thankful that I have this written down to remind myself.